Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Monday, January 28, 2008

I had several lovely massages today by two of my favorite people. One of them actually got all the knots out of my upper back, a feat that's been accomplished only a handful of times in my life. The kicker? The masseuse is four years old. I say she's found her calling.

Today I had some fantastic quality time with a giant spirit trapped in a small boy's body. Snuggling, wrestling, laughing, talking, gazing, massaging, and intense sharing of love and energy. Quite an incredible soul. I'm honored to know him and call him son.

Sound quality is poor, but he's singing "Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream", and little girl is singing her ABCs. And yes, short-sleeved S is nuts.

My eight-year-old is amazing. She received a $50 check from her grandparents for her birthday and immediately decided to donate it to La Puente, the valley's homeless shelter and homeless prevention outreach. Instead of donating it immediately, she is working on collecting and saving more funds until she has at least $100 to donate. She's going to write letters to some of the businesses in town, she sold some of her clay creations and she's considering putting some listings on eBay as well. When I was 8, I thought about baby dolls and fighting with my sister. My girl thinks about the world.

I'm enjoying the direction life is heading these days. A new and interesting job, reconnecting with old friends, revelations and actions that have improved my psyche, increased productivity in all areas of life, unusual and interesting foster cat cases, pleasant surprises from loved ones, increased connection with my beloved valley, blossoming friendships, meaty and thoughtful media, and a calmly forceful momentum within the Tao.

I've been a momma for 8 years. Marian repeatedly declared her day the best birthday EVER. 6 hours with her best friend, a galleon hunt, playing hotter-colder to find her three presents, and a special dinner at Chili's (complete with being sung to by the staff). I love my girl.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Today I researched my ayurvedic dosha, psychic children, aloe vera properties, sunflower seed butter, gluten-free foods, and care of puncture wounds. The kids and I played nearly an hour of Sight Word Bingo and did a hilarious Mad Libs. It's been an interesting day, and much better than I anticipated when I woke up much too late feeling like complete and utter crap.

Gus hums. Yes, Gus the dog. You know, the one with the doggie diaper and backyard anti-digging collar. He hums.

I seem to attract odd animals into my life with almost supernatural regularity. Too bad I can't put that on my resume.

I don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I don't think I need to know now. My path is long and winding with lots of scenic bypasses (and the odd road bump or armadillo to add interest), and that's how I like it. At this time, I see no need to commit myself to one profession for the rest of my life. I want to do a bit of everything.

I had to write a 2-3 page essay on "My Plans After Graduation" for my pre-professional seminar course (for my Sociology degree). It was freakin' hard. I'll go to grad school then float around at whatever (mostly work-at-home) jobs fit into our homeschooling life, utilizing my degree as much as possible. It just doesn't take 3 pages to say that. I stretched it into almost two, though.